The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1887-12-13

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tice. He believed the House might
sit in committee for month and then
they would be hardly satisfied with the
result.
When the question came before the
Cabinet it was not question OF detail,
hut of policv. shall we or shall we not
try TO restrict Chinese immigration,
/ and save ourselves from being Swamped
by Chinese. As things We're before,
there We're rules enough, hut were of
no effect. This bill was an attempt to
make effective rules, and the Cabinet
was willing that the House should aid
them in that attempt. The House
had endorsed the principle by passing
the bin to second reading 10y \ large
| majority-Sl 10 Is. Now, at the last
moment, paper comes in from the
Chamber OF Commerce, an irrespon-
sihle body. having one thing 10 look
after-their own misunderstanding for
/ 4 poStpOnenent.
He agreed with those who held that
his motion 10 table the bill was eQuiva-
lent 70 an indefinite postponement-
If anvtAng in the details are needed
10 be amended, now is the time to
do il. Ii looks 10 the Ministers this
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/ have decided that Chinese immigra-
| ton must be restricted, the Chamber
/ of Commerce comes in and says they
want more labor, then open the doors
wide
a good deal mas been said about
Ministers reSignjng. With regard TO
that, he did not think ii was proper
I for him TO say what the Ministers in
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1 take events in their regular order.
! All he could SAY was if the House
Is not disposed to grapple with this
! question. then the House and the Min
T iStry are not in accord.
/ Rep. hamauoha said this was an
/ important bill. ANY one would say
/ from reading the reports and the ma
\ ioriJy hy which the bill passed, and
then the mandate from the Chamber
! of Commerce, ''1ou shall not pass that
bill, that the great question now is,
! are we going to obey the Chamber of
i Commerce or decide matters for our
j selves.
/ Looking over the reports Of 1856 and
I 1884, il appears that 1900 Chinese
We're in the country, of whom about
1 1900 were lahorerS. And there is no
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4 Government should have power to
stop them In Honolulu there is a
I large surplus of idle Chinese. We
have enough Chinese. The trouble is
4 that they viii not all work. There are
about twice a many unemployed a.
working. If everyone in the country
/ able to work were willing, there would
not be enough work for them.
NnhfA f1vx-Trn sold h.a ha l,no,, ~,
a committee on the bill They had re-
commended amendments. The time
had not come vet for a prohibitory
Chinese immigration bill He was in
favor of a restrictive bill. If the Min
listers say they are not going to listen
10 the voice of q body representing
large commercial interests. ii was time
for test 10 come. He was willing to
pass q reasonable bill. If there is any
promise of q reasonable bill forthconI-
ing. he would not oppose the reconsid-
Grafton. He did not see what hurry
there was for this bill.
Noble Wi9emann did not object to
docJoriug the bill up now and should
vote for reconsideration.
The ayes and noes We're called on the
motion to reconsider:
AyeS-Green. G. Brown, Thurston.
Ashford, Robinson, Dowsett. ST.,
Young, Jaeger, Smith, Waterhouse,
Foster, Wight, Motley, Wall, Town
send Baldwin, Bailey, Richardson.
Widemann, Makee. @. y. Wilcox,
Bertelmann, Hustace. Kauhi, T.
Brown, hamai, Mcguire. Kamauoha,
Helekunihi, hawainui, A. 5. Wilcox, |
Rice, Gay. Paehaole-S4
NDnS-Dn1a DOu-Sntr IT, I-aIarrl-oa
NaOne, Kinney, Nawahine, Daniels. |
Nakaleka-S.
Noble Baldwin moved a committee |
OF seven be appointed to consider the |
bill and report on Monday.
hamauoha moved an amendment I
that the committee report tomorrow. /
Noble Smith approved of sitting TO- /
morrow for the report, and if the COM 4
mittee are not ready, they can ask an
extension Of time.
Noble Baldwin accepted the amend
ment.
The motion then passed.
The President appointed the follow
ing committee on the bill: Minister
Brown, MOBILES Baldwin, smith, Cas-
lie, Robinson, Dole, Richardson.
VETOED BILLS.
The President read the following
communication from His Majesty:
To the Hon. S. G. Wilder, President of the
Legislature Of the Kingdom. Sir: / here
With return 70 the Legislative Assembly of |
the Kingdom. without my signature, the |
" Bill AbOlishing the Office of Governors =
and the ''Act 70 Provide for the Discharge of
Certain Duties Heretofore Performed by the
Governors Of the Different Islands, giving
my reasons for doing So. viz:
FirSt-Ihe Governor Of each island is the
COmnande--in Chief within his respective
gubernatorial jurisdiction. And as such has
important duties 70 fulfil under certain con
tlnge1cles which are not at all unlikely to
arise.
SecOnd-The Governors of the Islands are
commanders Of batteries and Notifications
wherever placed within their respective
Islands, Their ports are opened bv law for
commerce win foreign countries and the
communication and exchange of national
courtesies b. the rules and regulations gov
ernlng foreign national vessels. rest with the
highest military officer, ard no provision has
0ee1 made TO meet the exigencies in this